sanofi's last hostile offer was $18.5 billion. genzyme shares got a nice boost. on words talks continue. with today's 3% rally, though, genzyme's market value is above sanofi's last offer. now this jump in july was when public word of talks began. a couple of big jumps for two mid-cap pharmaceutical makers. depo-med rallied 34%. the f.d.a. okayed its treatment for a complication of shingles. and n.p.s. was up 31%. it saw successful results from a bowel treatment medicine. finally, ending with intel. volume doubled even though shares were unchanged at the bell. it discovered a design flaw in a support chip. fixing it will cost $1 billion. and that's tonight's "market focus." >> tom: the green bay packers today packed up and left for super bowl 45, getting ready for sunday's game. but before leaving, the packers released its financial report, showing just how big the business of the nfl is. tonight's "beyond the scoreboard," our look at the business of sports, starts with a look at the finances of professional football. rick horrow is a sports business analyst and

talk of a sanofi buyout started in august, when shares first shot up. sanofi, meantime, gained 2% on strong volume. finally, some heavy volume moves. mortgage real estate investment trust annaly fell 3% on big volume after selling more stock. internet phone provider vonage gained 20% on six times volume after better than expected earnings. same goes for software firm limelight network, and shares shot up 27%. and that's tonight's "market focus." the unemployment rate has been heading down and home prices are no longer falling off a cliff. still, home builders remain pessimistic. the monthly survey by the national association of home builders held steady in january at the same level it has been at for four months: 16. a reading over 50 represents more optimism than pessimism. the last time the survey showed that was in the spring of 2006. jeffrey mezger is c.e.o. of k.b. home, which builds and sells homes in ten states and the district of columbia. >> tom: he joins us tonight from the nasdaq. welcome to "nightly business report." nice to see you. >> all

frueauff foundation and by the sanofi aventis foundation. >> this week on "to the contrary:" up first the face blind the budget. senior advisor valerie jarrett in how the budget will hit or help your pocketbook. behind the headlines, yes fas are helping women gain more power in the corporate world than american women have. >> hello, i'm bonnie erbe. welcome to "to the contrary," a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first, your pocketbook and the budget. this week, president obama unveiled his proposed 2012 budget. his goals are cutting the deficit and stimulating job growth. in a one-on-one interview with white house senior advisor valerie jarrett, she says america's place in the global economy is also paramount. >> we want to be able to out innovate, out educate, out build the rest of the world. our competitions no longer here between democrats and republicans. our real competition is global. the president says, let's get rid of programs that don't work also invest in the future. and what's the biggest impact

frueauff foundation and by the sanofi aventis foundation. >> this week on "to the contrary:" first lady michelle obama gets frank about her family's faith. then, new research hones in on why so few women pursue careers in math and science. behind the headlines: why every little girl wants to be a princess. >> hello, i'm bonnie erbe. welcome to "to the contrary," a discussion of news and social trends from diver perspectives. up first, the first family and religion. some americans want the obamas to set the record straight about their religious beliefs and practices. this week mrs. obama said the first family participates in church and has a spiritual life. she also said the president prays daily and often consults ministers by phone. but mrs. obama would not disclose whether she has a spiritual adviser. despite many proclamations about beinchristian, president obama's religion has been debated nationally since he became a canned kate date for national office. just last summer, one in five americans believed he was a muslim and close to half

french drug maker sanofi aventis is still in talks to take over genzyme in what could be a $19 billional. >>> federal officials say it should be business at usual at the nasdaq this morning after one its web based applications was hacked. >>> and ford says it's ramping up production by 13% and that could mean more jobs as it adds a third shift to some factories. >>> prices at the pump are the on the rise. the average price of regular is up $1.49 to $3.12. >>> and, finally, more than 100 million viewers watched the big game last night. or at least they watched the commercials. so how much did 30 seconds of prime super bowl ad time go for? well, this year a cool $3 million. the steelers rally fell short making green bay king of the football world once again. more coming up. your early morning sports headlines are just ahead. >>> in your monday weather, cold air is moving in to the middle of the country just in time for another snowstorm. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, it promised to

sanofi-aventis buys genzyme.larion takes over a german chemical company. >> that was from a frankfurt, where we can stay for a closer look at the thee numbers and the blue-chip dax pinup finished 0.2% higher, 7414. the euro stoxx 50 locking in gains of more than 1%, finishing at 3061. in new york, the dow jones also enjoying healthy gains, up by more than 0.5%, 12,295. the you're trading at a value of $1.3560. shares in german carmaker daimler fell by more than 4% wednesday. the maker of the iconic mercedes grand earned a fourth quarter profit of1 0.1 billion euros, staging a very strong comeback from a loss a year ago. the carmaker issued an upbeat outlook and also announced a higher than anticipated dividend o. business is booming at germany's biggest mail-order company. it posted record sales of over two billion euros in its latest fiscal year. it credits much of its success to a huge growth in online business. internet sales soared 30% and account for 70% of the company's overall volume now. and sales also so

sanofi-aventis buys genzyme.larion takes over a german chemical company. >> that was from a frankfurt, where we can stay for a closer look at the the numbers and the blue-chip dax pinup finished 0.2% higher, 7414. the euro stoxx 50 locking in gains of more than 1%, finishing at 3061. in new york, the dow jones also enjoying healthy gains, up by more than 0.5%, 12,295. the you're trading at a value of $1.3560. shares in german carmaker daimler fell by more than 4% wednesday. the maker of the iconic mercedes grand earned a fourth quarter profit of 01 0.1 billion euros, staging a very strong comeback from a loss a year ago. the carmaker issued an upbeat outlook and also announced a higher than anticipated dividend o. business is booming at germany's biggest mail-order company. it posted record sales of over two billion euros in its latest fiscal year. it credits much of its success to a huge growth in online business. internet sales soared 30% and account for 70% of the company's overall volume now. and sales also s